Multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus

1. A multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising: a video recorder that records video signals on a videotape; a DVD recorder that records the video signals on a DVD; a programmed recording control unit that accepts a program setting for recording the video signals on the videotape and a program setting for recording the video signals on the DVD, wherein the apparatus goes into a waiting state where a power supply of the multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus is turned off after the programmed recording control unit finishes accepting the settings; and a display unit provided on a main body, wherein a message is displayed on the display unit while the apparatus is in the waiting state where the power supply of the multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus is turned off, the message indicates whether a recording to be performed first is for the videotape recording or for the DVD recording, such that the first recording is identified from a plurality of programmed settings accepted by the programmed recording control unit, the message further includes: when a recording medium corresponding to the first recording is not loaded at a predetermined position, a message indicating that the first recording cannot be performed is displayed, when a recording medium corresponding to the first recording is loaded at a predetermined position, but a recording medium corresponding to another recording is not loaded at a predetermined position, a message indicating that the first recording cannot be performed is not displayed, when a recording medium corresponding to the first recording is loaded at a predetermined position, but the video signals cannot be recorded on the recording medium, a message indicating that the first recording cannot be performed is displayed, when a recording medium corresponding to the first recording is a DVD loaded at a predetermined position, and the DVD does not have a storage space, a message indicating that the first recording cannot be performed is displayed, when a recording medium corresponding to the first recording is the DVD loaded at a predetermined position and the video signals are to be recorded on the DVD in accordance with a recording mode selected previously, if a recordable time on the DVD is shorter than a time required to record the first recording, a message indicating that the DVD has an insufficient storage space is displayed, and when the message of the DVD has an insufficient storage space is displayed, the recording mode selected at that time is displayed on the display unit, wherein the recording mode includes a switching mode and a non-switching mode, in the switching mode, when it is determined that the video signals cannot be recorded on the videotape, the recording mode automatically switches to recording of the video signals on the DVD, on the other hand, when it is determined that the video signals cannot be recorded on the DVD, the recording mode automatically switches to recording of the video signals on the videotape, and in the non-switching mode, when the video signals cannot be recorded on the corresponding recording medium, the recording stops.

2. A multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising: a first recording unit that records video signals on a first recording medium which can be ejected from a main body; a second recording unit that records the video signals on a second recording medium which can be ejected from the main body; a programmed recording control unit that accepts a setting for recording the video signals on the first recording medium and a setting for recording the video signals on the second recording medium, wherein the apparatus goes into a waiting state where a power supply of the multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus is turned off after the programmed recording control unit finishes accepting the settings; and a display unit that is provided on a main body to display a message while the apparatus is in the waiting state where the power supply of the multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus is turned off, wherein the first and second recording media are different types of recording media, and the message is displayed indicating whether a recording medium corresponding to an earliest recording is for the first type recording medium or the second type recording medium, such that the earliest recording is identified as a recording to be performed first from a plurality of programmed settings accepted by the programmed recording control unit.

3. The multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when the recording medium corresponding to the earliest recording is not loaded at a predetermined position, a message indicating that the earliest recording cannot be performed is displayed on the display unit, when the recording medium corresponding to the earliest recording is loaded at the predetermined position, but a recording medium corresponding to another recording is not loaded at a predetermined position, a message indicating that the earliest recording cannot be performed is not displayed.

4. The multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when a recording medium corresponding to the earliest recording is loaded at the predetermined position, but the video signals cannot be recorded on the recording medium, the message indicating that the programmed recording cannot be performed is displayed.

5. The multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when a recording medium corresponding to the earliest recording is loaded at the predetermined position, and the recording medium does not have a storage space, the message indicating that the earliest recording cannot be performed is displayed.

6. The multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, when a recording medium corresponding to the earliest recording is loaded at the predetermined position and the video signals are to be recorded on the recording medium in accordance with a recording mode selected previously, if a recordable time on the recording medium is shorter than a time required to record the earliest recording, a message indicating that the recording medium has an insufficient storage space is displayed.

7. The multifunctional recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein, when the message that the recording medium has an insufficient storage space is displayed on the display unit, the recording mode selected at that time is displayed on the display unit.